Abstract
Study design All fifty-eight patients (17% male, 83% female) who finished their treatment in the Centre of Vigevano of our Institute were included. Mean Cobb angle at the start of treatment was 22.6 ± 10.6 degrees (see Table 1), and mean age was 13.4 ± 2.4 years. Treatment groups considered included exercises, bracing+exercises, cast+exercises. Starting Cobb degrees, by groups, were: 11–20, 21–30, 31–40, over 40 degrees (see Table 2).
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cecoc4otnhteInte/prndaf/t1io7n4a8l-7C1o6n1f-e2r-eSn1c-einofon.pCdofvaent of Spinal Deformities Publication of these abstracts has been funded by the National Scoliosis Foundation (http://www.scoliosis.org) and the Asklepios Katharina Schroth, Spinal Deformities Rehabilitation Centre (http://www.skoliose.com) Meeting abstracts – A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available here. http://
The aim of this paper is to review our final results between September 2003 and December 2006
Surgery can be avoided in most patients if effective conservative treatment is performed correctly and initiated with appropriate timing
Summary
End-growth final results of an effective conservative treatment: a retrospective case series. Address: ISICO (Italian Scientific Spine Institute), Via Carlo Crivelli 20, 20122 Milan, Italy. Published: 12 October 2007 Scoliosis 2007, 2(Suppl 1):S6 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-S1-S6. cecoc4otnhteInte/prndaf/t1io7n4a8l-7C1o6n1f-e2r-eSn1c-einofon.pCdofvaent of Spinal Deformities Publication of these abstracts has been funded by the National Scoliosis Foundation (http://www.scoliosis.org) and the Asklepios Katharina Schroth, Spinal Deformities Rehabilitation Centre (http://www.skoliose.com) Meeting abstracts – A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available here. http://
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